GRE Word List
UNDERSTATE
state with less truth than seems warranted by the facts; Ex. He understated the seriousness of the crime; N. understatement; OP. overstate
The meaning of the word understate is state with less truth than seems warranted by the facts; Ex. He understated the seriousness of the crime; N. understatement; OP. overstate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| queasy | experiencing nausea; nauseated; easily nauseated; squeamish; Ex. feel a little queasy |
| obscure | dark; vague; unclear; not well known; Ex. obscure meaning/village; V: darken; cover; make unclear; Ex. obscure the moon/meaning |
| sluggish | lazy; slow; inactive; lethargic; CF. slug: nail with no shell |
| vegetate | live in a monotonous way (without interests or activity); CF. vegetation: plants of an area; CF. vegetarian; CF. vegan |
| itinerary | plan of a trip; record of a trip |
| opportunist | individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances; N. opportunism |
| canny | shrewd in money matters; thrifty |
| incandescent | strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting visible light when heated; Ex. incandescent light bulb; CF. candle |
| forebears | ancestors |
| papyrus | ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant |