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 |
|---|---|
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |