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 |
|---|---|
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |