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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pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
spare | not being used |
dainty | something delicious to the taste |