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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |