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 |
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| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
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| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| fete | festival |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |