GRE Word List

LITOTES

understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")

The meaning of the word litotes is understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy").

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WordMeaning
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
sleightdeceitful craftiness
curfewthe sounding of a bell at evening
bravadoblustering swaggering conduct
maneuvera military or naval movement
planeairplane
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
lecheryinordinate (see inordinate
emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices