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 |
|---|---|
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| forebears | ancestor |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |