GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |