GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |