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 |
|---|---|
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| trappings | outward signs |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |