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

WordMeaning
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
adjacentnot distant : nearby
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
appraiseto set a value on : to estimate the amount of
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted
obstetriciana physician specializing in obstetrics
pontificalepiscopal attire
founderone that founds or establishes
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent