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 |
|---|---|
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| document | proof |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |