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").
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| addle | rotten |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| demented | mad |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
