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 |
|---|---|
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
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