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

WordMeaning
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
saboteurone that practices sabotage
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
carousala wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
aciduloussomewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner
discretionindividual choice or judgment
conspiracythe act of conspiring together