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 |
|---|---|
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| evenhanded | fair |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| collate | to compare critically |