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 |
|---|---|
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
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| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |