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 |
|---|---|
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| prong | fork |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| warranted | sanction |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |