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 |
|---|---|
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |