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 |
|---|---|
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| rotunda | a round building |
| expatriate | banish |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |