GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |