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 |
|---|---|
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |