GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |