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 |
|---|---|
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |