GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying below; fundamental
The meaning of the word underlying is lying below; fundamental.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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improvident | thriftless; not providing for the future |
caption | title; chapter heading; text under illustration |
tan | convert (hide) into leather; make brown by exposure to the sun |
hail | frozen rain drop; V: salute or greet; precipitate hail |
unconscionable | unscrupulous; not guided by conscience; excessive; beyond reason; Ex. unconscionable demand |
inarticulate | speechless; producing indistinct speech; not articulate; not expressing oneself clearly |
magnitude | greatness (in size or extent); extent |
pronounced | distinct; very noticeable; Ex. pronounced limp |
palpable | tangible; (of something bad) easily perceptible; obvious; Ex. palpable blunder |
disdain | treat with scorn or contempt |