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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ventureto proceed especially in the face of danger
plumbera dealer or worker in lead
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
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