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

WordMeaning
indentationthe blank space produced by indenting : indention
puzzleto offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally
litheeasily bent or flexed
underhandin a clandestine manner
invalidateto make invalid
aphorisma concise statement of a principle
callousbeing hardened and thickened
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
authoritativehaving, marked by, or proceeding from authority
inductiveof, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction