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 |
|---|---|
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| ploy | escapade |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| benison | blessing |