GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| retribution | recompense |
| inductive | of, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |