GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |