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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
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