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 |
|---|---|
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |