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 |
|---|---|
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
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| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
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| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
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| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |