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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anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
detonation | the action or process of detonating |
mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
understate | to represent as less than is the case |