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 |
|---|---|
| impenitent | not penitent |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |