GRE Word List
BELABOR
to attack verbally
The meaning of the word belabor is to attack verbally.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| lax | loose |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |