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").
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| prong | fork |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |