GRE Word List

UNDERLYING

lying beneath or below

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

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WordMeaning
besiegeto surround with armed forces
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
stereotypeto make a stereotype from
scrappyconsisting of scraps
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
crossa structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution
haggardnot tamed
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing