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 |
|---|---|
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| swill | wash |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| opulence | wealth |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| array | to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn |