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 |
|---|---|
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| defer | put off |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |