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 |
|---|---|
| calculated | apt |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |