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
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
mealymouthednot plain and straightforward : devious
genuflectto bend the knee
deploreto feel or express grief for
looma frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
obnoxiousodiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme