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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WordMeaning
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
entrancepower or permission to enter : admission
virtuosoone who excels in the technique of an art
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
realmkingdom
mutedbeing mute : silent
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subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife