GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| hortatory | hortative |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| refrain | curb |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |