GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |