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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
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| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| repercussion | reflection |