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 |
|---|---|
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |