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 |
|---|---|
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| sheer | unqualified |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |