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 |
|---|---|
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |