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

WordMeaning
prowessdistinguished bravery
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
flutterto flap the wings rapidly
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
dissembleto hide under a false appearance
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
veracityconformity with truth or fact : accuracy
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch