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 |
|---|---|
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| drab | slattern |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ยน/โโ millimeter or less in diameter |
| vixen | a female fox |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |