GRE Word List

UNDERLYING

lying beneath or below

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

Random words

WordMeaning
stratuma bed or layer artificially made
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
contritefeeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc.
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
communetalk over
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath