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 |
|---|---|
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| imbue | endow |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| regime | regimen |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |