GRE Word List

UNDERLYING

lying beneath or below

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

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WordMeaning
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
reprisea musical repetition:
killjoyone who spoils the pleasure of others
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
claustrophobiaabnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces
quaya structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans