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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WordMeaning
wrenchto move with a violent twist
communetalk over
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
invidiousof an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious
cavalcadea procession (see procession
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
combustiblecapable of combustion
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation