GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |