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 |
|---|---|
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |