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 |
|---|---|
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |