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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WordMeaning
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
queruloushabitually complaining
submissivesubmitting to others
transcendentaltranscendent
desperadoa bold or violent criminal
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
discriminateto mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
exemplifyto show or illustrate by example