Practice Vocabulary #17 - Hyperbole
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- Q1A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effectcacophonyhyperboleacridtransient30s
- Q2producing constant or successful resultselegylassitudetenacityprolific30s
- Q3a discordant and meaningless mixture of soundstransientbuttresslaconiccacophony30s
- Q4extreme persistence in adhering to or doing something; determinationhyperboleprolifictenacityelegy30s
- Q5To support or reinforce; any support or propacridbuttresscacophonylassitude30s
- Q6A state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessnesstenacitytransientbuttresslassitude30s
- Q7Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concisecacophonylaconicprolificacrid30s
- Q8unpleasantly sharp or bitter to the taste or smell; sharply stinging or bitterelegylassitudehyperboleacrid30s
- Q9Remaining in a place only a brief timeprolifictransientbuttresslassitude30s
- Q10A poem or song composed especially as a lament for a deceased personhyperboleelegylaconiclassitude30s