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 |
|---|---|
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| forebears | ancestor |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |