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

WordMeaning
mandatoryrequired by a law or rule : obligatory
legacya gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
roosteran adult male domestic chicken
braggadocioempty boasting
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
insurmountableincapable of being surmounted : insuperable
belieto give a false impression of
grimacea facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain