GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| cipher | zero |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |