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
deploreto feel or express grief for
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
mischancebad luck
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
gushto issue copiously or violently
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
nursea person who cares for the sick or infirm
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
insalubriousnot conducive to health : unwholesome