GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| duration | continuance in time |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| exude | to ooze out |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| sear | being dried and withered |