GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| lax | loose |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |