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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WordMeaning
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
travailwork especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil
narrativesomething that is narrated : story
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
fathoma unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water
hurlrush
astutehaving or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
recitala detailed account : enumeration