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
sciondescendant
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
posturethe position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose
feasiblecapable of being done or carried out
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
moltenfused or liquefied by heat : melted
inflateddistended with air or gas
quotidianoccurring every day