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 |
|---|---|
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |