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 |
|---|---|
| malediction | curse |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| spare | not being used |