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 |
|---|---|
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| duration | continuance in time |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |