GRE Word List
HYPERBOLE
extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
The meaning of the word hyperbole is extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones").
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |