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
adherentone who adheres to something: such as
conveneto come together in a body
traverseto go or travel across or over
graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
indecisiona wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution
dowseto plunge into water
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
despoilto strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage
obesehaving excessive body fat