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
flipto toss so as to cause to turn over in the air
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
gadflyany of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
cringeto recoil in distaste
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary