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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herda typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
squalorthe quality or state of being squalid
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
exhumedisinter
sacrilegiouscommitting or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
depositiona testifying especially before a court