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 |
|---|---|
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |