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 |
|---|---|
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| connoisseur | expert |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |