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 |
|---|---|
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |