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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| microcosm | a little world |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| dominate | rule |