GRE Word List

UNDERLYING

lying beneath or below

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

Random words

WordMeaning
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
grovelto creep with the face to the ground : crawl
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
entitybeing
farcestuff
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
recessthe action of receding : recession