GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| cryptic | secret |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |