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 |
|---|---|
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |