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 |
|---|---|
| omnipotent | almighty |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| potentate | ruler |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |