GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |