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 |
|---|---|
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| debonair | suave |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |