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

WordMeaning
baffleto defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
transitoryof brief duration : temporary
transcribeto make a written copy of
ebullientboiling
disgorgeto discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
dysenterya disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
missivea written communication : letter