GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| slake | subside |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |