GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| microcosm | a little world |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |