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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| hirsute | hairy |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| crass | gross |