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
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
cartographerone that makes maps
chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
sedentarynot migratory : settled
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
matrimonythe state of being married : marriage
acknowledgeto recognize the rights, authority, or status of
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
terrestrialof or relating to the earth or its inhabitants