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
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
gustatoryrelating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste
replenishto fill or build up again
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
slewa large number
kneelto position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor
plumbera dealer or worker in lead
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)