GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |