Set 139 · Study 1 / 5
Exitto make false and defamatory statements about someone
The rival politician decided to calumniate his opponent in order to gain an advantage in the election.
Set 139 of Word Ultra covers 5 words: calumniate, gambol, deracinate, felicitate, ossify. Each entry below includes its definition, an example sentence, and synonyms — practice them with the interactive cards above.
to make false and defamatory statements about someone
The rival politician decided to calumniate his opponent in order to gain an advantage in the election.
to run or jump in a lively or playful way
The children loved to gambol in the park, laughing and chasing each other around the swings.
to remove or separate from a native environment or culture
The forced assimilation policies aimed to deracinate indigenous communities from their traditional ways of life.
to congratulate or express good wishes to someone
We gathered to felicitate the newly elected mayor on her remarkable victory in the election.
to turn into bone or bony tissue or to become rigid and unable to change
As the embryo developed, the cartilage would gradually ossify into hard bone.