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 |
|---|---|
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| unkempt | not combed |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| politic | political |