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 |
|---|---|
| entity | being |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| engender | beget |