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 |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| plane | airplane |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |