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 |
|---|---|
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| slew | a large number |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
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| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |