USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Choose the correct word that matches the following definition:to represent something as being larger, better, or worse than it actually is
A
exaggerate
B
yellow journalism
C
Rough Riders
D
treaty
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hyperbole Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com. Emoji.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some common synonyms of enlarge are augment, increase, and multiply. While all these words mean “to make or become greater, ” enlarge implies expansion or extension that makes greater in size or capacity.

Detailed explanation-3: -amplify, distort, emphasize, fabricate, falsify, heighten, inflate, magnify, misrepresent, overdo, overdraw, overemphasize, overestimate, boast, boost, brag, caricature, color, corrupt, embroider.

Detailed explanation-4: -: to enlarge or increase especially beyond the normal : overemphasize. intransitive verb.

Detailed explanation-5: -Superiority refers to the best. It’s better than, above, greater than everything else, whether there’s something to compare it to-the superiority of one ice cream flavor over another-or whether it just describes a general state of high quality-the superiority of the University library.

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