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 |
|---|---|
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| courier | messenger |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |