GRE Word List

UNDERLYING

lying beneath or below

The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.

Random words

WordMeaning
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
sensitizationthe action or process of sensitizing
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
delveexcavate
perimeterthe boundary of a closed plane figure
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish