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 |
|---|---|
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| dys- | abnormal |