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 |
|---|---|
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
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| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |