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 |
|---|---|
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| diadem | crown |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |