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 |
|---|---|
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |