GRE Word List

BELABOR

to attack verbally

The meaning of the word belabor is to attack verbally.

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WordMeaning
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
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scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
delugean overflowing of the land by water
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
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