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 |
|---|---|
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| congruent | congruous |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |