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 |
|---|---|
| reaper | one that reaps |
| invalid | not valid: |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| maroon | a dark red |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |