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 |
|---|---|
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |