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 |
|---|---|
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| urchin | hedgehog |