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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WordMeaning
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death
cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
bucolicof or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
pulmonaryof, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air