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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WordMeaning
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confidentialmarked by intimacy or willingness to confide
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
dementedmad
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
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legenda story coming down from the past
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