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

WordMeaning
rueto feel penitence, remorse, or regret for
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
quaffto drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
moleculethe smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property
rusticof, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
alloythe degree of mixture with base metals : fineness
wilyfull of wiles : crafty
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
allegiancethe obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord