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

WordMeaning
dowdynot neat or becoming in appearance : shabby
multilingualof, having, or expressed in several languages
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
exhortto incite by argument or advice : urge strongly
hauntto visit often : frequent
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire