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 |
|---|---|
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |