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 |
|---|---|
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |