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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| feint | something feigned |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |