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.
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|---|---|
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| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
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| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
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