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 |
|---|---|
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |