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
indomitableincapable of being subdued : unconquerable
outragean act of violence or brutality
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
appendattach
onslaughtan especially fierce attack
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
skittishlively or frisky in action : capricious
congealto change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large