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 |
|---|---|
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |