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 |
|---|---|
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |