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 |
|---|---|
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |