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
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
interrogateto question formally and systematically
bemusedmarked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed
moltenfused or liquefied by heat : melted
procrastinateto put off intentionally and habitually
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
pragmatista practical approach to problems and affairs
efficacythe power to produce an effect
predetermineforeordain