calumny

Day 15Level 3

KAA-luhm-nee

defamation

a false statement made to damage somebody's reputation

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

defamation, slander, aspersion

Antonyms:

praise, encouragement

Example Sentence:

The president lost the elections due to calumny against his reputation in public

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uh-nak-ruh-NIS-tik

occurring in the wrong time period

soothing

AAH-nuh-dien

pain killing drug; pain reliever;

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aan-TAA-guh-niez

to irritate or provoke anger

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A-vuh-rus

extreme greed especially for wealth

conspiracy

kuh-BAHL

a small group of secret plotters

secretive

klaan-DEHS-tien

secretive, concealed for an illicit or improper purpose