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 |
|---|---|
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| invalid | not valid: |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |