GRE Word List
UNDERSTATE
to represent as less than is the case
The meaning of the word understate is to represent as less than is the case.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |