GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| giddy | dizzy |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |