GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| diadem | crown |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| connoisseur | expert |