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 |
|---|---|
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |