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 |
|---|---|
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |