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 |
|---|---|
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| plait | pleat |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |