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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WordMeaning
censora person who supervises conduct and morals: such as
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
dupeone that is easily deceived or cheated : fool
commonplacecommonly found or seen : ordinary
passiveacted upon by an external agency
prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow