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 |
|---|---|
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| romp | one that romps |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |