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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WordMeaning
benevolentmarked by or disposed to doing good
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
magniloquentspeaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
symmetrybalanced proportions
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
congruentcongruous
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy