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 |
|---|---|
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |