GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |