GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| podium | a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |