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").
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| commune | talk over |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |