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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WordMeaning
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
pastichea literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness
pell-mellin mingled confusion or disorder
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly