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 |
|---|---|
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| boor | peasant |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |