GRE Word List

UNDERLYING

lying beneath or below

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

Random words

WordMeaning
outlooka place offering a view
lullto cause to sleep or rest : soothe
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
appropriateespecially suitable or compatible : fitting
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
captionthe part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
righteousacting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin