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 |
|---|---|
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| 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 |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |