GRE Word List
MORTIFY
to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
The meaning of the word mortify is to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |