GRE Word List

UNDERLYING

lying beneath or below

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

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WordMeaning
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
overweeningarrogant
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
institutesomething that is instituted: such as
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
providencedivine guidance or care
discombobulatedcharacterized by confusion or disorder