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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |