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 |
|---|---|
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| resign | relegate |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| evenhanded | fair |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| scourge | whip |