GRE Word List

UNDERLYING

lying beneath or below

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

Random words

WordMeaning
wholesomepromoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
vociferousmarked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
belligerentinclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
skulkto move in a stealthy or furtive manner
transitoryof brief duration : temporary
gruntto utter a grunt
seismicof, subject to, or caused by an earthquake
enticeto attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt