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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WordMeaning
unwittingnot knowing : unaware
solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
engageto 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
pushyaggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
vanguardthe forefront of an action or movement
hybridan offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera