GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| drivel | nonsense |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |