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 |
|---|---|
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |