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 |
|---|---|
| endue | provide |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| hap | happening |