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 |
|---|---|
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| congruent | congruous |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |