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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |