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 |
|---|---|
| dint | force |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |