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 |
|---|---|
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
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| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |