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 |
|---|---|
| cohorts | companion |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |