GRE Word List

UNDERLYING

lying beneath or below

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

Random words

WordMeaning
torquea force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
novicea person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
validhaving legal efficacy or force
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
choicethe act of choosing : selection
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop