GRE Word List
STIGMA
a mark of shame or discredit : stain
The meaning of the word stigma is a mark of shame or discredit : stain.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |