The historian's biography was marred by accusations of slander from the subject's descendants.
那位历史学家的传记因受到其传主后裔的诽谤指控而蒙上污点。
Which choice best defines “slander”?
B — The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.. “slander” means the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation..
Which word means “the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.”?
D — slander. “slander” means the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation..
slander — the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.. In Chinese: 诽谤，中伤.
slander is pronounced /ˈslændər/.
The historian's biography was marred by accusations of slander from the subject's descendants. (那位历史学家的传记因受到其传主后裔的诽谤指控而蒙上污点。)
defamation, calumny, libel — all close in meaning to slander (the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.).
praise, commendation — each the opposite of slander (the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.).
Yes. slander is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
'slander' looks like 'scandal', and a scandal can arise from slanderous comments.