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
fleeta number of warships under a single command
languorweakness or weariness of body or mind
surmountto prevail over : overcome
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
exasperateto cause irritation or annoyance to
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
slipshodwearing loose shoes or slippers
knitto form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles