GRE Word List

UNDERLYING

lying beneath or below

The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.

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WordMeaning
braga pompous or boastful statement
commandeerto compel to perform military service
implyto express indirectly
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
maritimeof, relating to, or bordering on the sea
casualsubject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination