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 |
|---|---|
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |