GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |