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 |
|---|---|
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| congruent | congruous |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |