GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying below; fundamental
The meaning of the word underlying is lying below; fundamental.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impregnate | make pregnant; fill thoroughly; saturate |
| concentric | having a common center |
| chore | daily domestic task (such as cleaning, cooking, and shopping); unpleasant task |
| pedantic | bookish; showing off learning; marked by an excessive ostentatious concern for book learning; N. pedantry |
| predicament | difficult situation; tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma |
| abase | lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect |
| gentility | those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel |
| impecunious | without money |
| exegesis | explanation, especially of biblical(of the bible) passages |
| buoyant | able to float; cheerful and optimistic; N. buoyancy; Ex. buoyancy of wood/water/American market |
