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 |
|---|---|
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| appease | pacify |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |