GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |