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 |
|---|---|
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |