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 |
|---|---|
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
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| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |