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 |
|---|---|
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| forebears | ancestor |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| distend | extend |