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 |
|---|---|
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| welter | writhe |
| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |