GRE Word List

SPEECHLESS

unable to speak : dumb

The meaning of the word speechless is unable to speak : dumb.

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WordMeaning
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
intoxicateto excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
reciprocalinversely related : opposite
missivea written communication : letter
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
haranguea speech addressed to a public assembly
listlesscharacterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit
commonplacecommonly found or seen : ordinary
boorpeasant
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant