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 |
|---|---|
| primal | original |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |