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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| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| append | attach |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |