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 |
|---|---|
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| query | question |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |