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 |
|---|---|
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |