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 |
|---|---|
| violate | break |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |