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 |
|---|---|
| lout | to bow in respect |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |