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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disclose | to make known or public |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |