GRE Word List

UNDERLYING

lying beneath or below

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

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WordMeaning
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
cynosurethe northern constellation Ursa Minor
jaundicedaffected with or as if with jaundice
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
venisonthe edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer
proselytizeto induce someone to convert to one's faith
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish