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 |
|---|---|
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| niggle | trifle |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |