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

WordMeaning
detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
eventualcontingent
grapplethe act or an instance of grappling
redoubtablecausing fear or alarm : formidable
emollientmaking soft or supple
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate