GRE Word List
BELABOR
harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically
The meaning of the word belabor is harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dispense | distribute; prepare and give out (medicines); N. dispensation: dispensing; religious system; official exemption from an obligation or a rule |
| elucidate | explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid |
| prodigious | enormous; marvelous; extraordinary; Ex. prodigious amount/memory |
| reprieve | postponement or cancelation of a punishment; temporary stay; V: postpone or cancel the punishment of |
| clime | climate |
| siren | apparatus for making sounds; womanlike creature |
| skiff | small light sailboat or rowboat |
| expiate | make amends for (a sin) |
| polity | (particular form of) political organization; form of government of nation or state; Ex. student polity |
| enthrall | capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound |
