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 |
|---|---|
| medium | something in a middle position |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| shove | to push along |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |