GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| warranted | sanction |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |