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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WordMeaning
cajoleto persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
trampto walk, tread, or step especially heavily
mesmerizeto subject to mesmerism
titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle
raspto rub with something rough
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric