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 |
|---|---|
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| cue | the letter q |