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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |