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 |
|---|---|
| haven | harbor |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| colloquy | conversation |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| amity | friendship |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |