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 |
|---|---|
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| warranted | sanction |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| concatenate | linked together |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |