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 |
|---|---|
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| executioner | one who executes |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| amity | friendship |