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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emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another
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defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
conformitycorrespondence in form, manner, or character : agreement
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