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 |
|---|---|
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |