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 |
|---|---|
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |