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 |
|---|---|
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |