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 |
|---|---|
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |