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 |
|---|---|
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |