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 |
|---|---|
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |