GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |