GRE Word List
SLANDER
to utter slander against : defame
The meaning of the word slander is to utter slander against : defame.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |