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

WordMeaning
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
briman upper or outer margin : verge
titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
piscatorialpiscatory
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine