GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |