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 |
|---|---|
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |