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 |
|---|---|
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| thespian | actor |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| connoisseur | expert |