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 |
|---|---|
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
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| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
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| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
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| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
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