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 |
|---|---|
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |