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
badinageplayful repartee : banter
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
hygienea science of the establishment and maintenance of health
ferventvery hot : glowing
transcribeto make a written copy of
congealto change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
callousbeing hardened and thickened
aloofremoved or distant either physically or emotionally