8/7/15

Belabor

Belabor

<bee-lay-bor>

rehash; repeat; over explain;

to say something in a long and boring way.

She will always belabor her story. She will not stop talking.

Memory trick:
belabor reminds of labor
labor means work
we work too hard to listen

At work:
I belabor this because it is not resolved. We need to talk more.

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8/6/15

Verbose

Verbose

<ver-bowse>

wordy; talky; chatty;

using a lot of extra words to explain something.

The boy told a verbose story and we were bored.

Memory trick:
verbose reminds of verb
a verb is a word describing an action

At work:
Your instructions are too simple. Please make them verbose.

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8/5/15

Whimsical

Whimsical

<wim-sik-kal>

playful; funny; comical;

something appealing and amusing;

We laughed at the whimsical music and the funny costumes.

Remember:
whimsical reminds of whim
we do fun things on a whim

At work:
Your whimsical report cover had everyone laughing.

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8/4/15

Gallivant

Gallivant

<gal-la-vant>

wander; roam; go about;

to go in search of something-  often pleasure.

You should buy a house and not gallivant around.

Memory trick:
gallivant reminds of gallant
gallant means brave

At work:
You're a good worker. You don't gallivant around.

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8/3/15

Gambol

Gambol

<gam-bul>

frolic; prance; skip;

to jump in an excited manner;

The children will gambol after eating sweets.

Remember:
gambol reminds of game ball

At work:
Everyone began to gambol when they got the bonuses.

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8/2/15

Unfettered

Unfettered

uhn-fet-terd>

<free; rampant; loose>

something uncontrolled with no sign of stopping.

The unfettered puppies ran all over the house.

Memory:
fetter reminds of tether
not tethered

At work:
Your ideas are unfettered. It's amazing how many you have.

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