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 |
|---|---|
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |