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
microcosma little world
knacka special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach
hazarda source of danger
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
embitterto excite bitter feelings in
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
regimeregimen
spasmodicrelating to or affected or characterized by spasm
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future