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 |
|---|---|
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| cipher | zero |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |