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 |
|---|---|
| sheer | unqualified |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| reckon | count |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |