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 |
|---|---|
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| license | permission to act |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |