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 |
|---|---|
| catholic | roman catholic |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |