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").
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| obscure | dark |
| provenance | origin |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |