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 |
|---|---|
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| abnegation | denial |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |