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 |
|---|---|
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| forebears | ancestor |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| chafe | irritate |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |