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 |
|---|---|
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |