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 |
|---|---|
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |