GRE Word List

UNDERLYING

lying beneath or below

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

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WordMeaning
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
jovialcharacterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly
bivouaca usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter
enormityan outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act
febrilemarked or caused by fever : feverish
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
podiuma low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as
sourbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
conjectureinference formed without proof or sufficient evidence
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance