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 |
|---|---|
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |