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 |
|---|---|
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| wry | twist |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |