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 |
|---|---|
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |