GRE Word List

UNDERLYING

lying beneath or below

The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.

Random words

WordMeaning
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
mausoleuma large tomb
ramparta protective barrier : bulwark
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity
piedof two or more colors in blotches
aspirantone who aspires
calumnya misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation