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 |
|---|---|
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |