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
onusburden
candorunreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness
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scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
communetalk over
nectarthe drink of the Greek and Roman gods
forthcomingbeing about to appear or to be produced or made available
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