GRE Word List

UNDERLYING

lying beneath or below

The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.

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WordMeaning
lugubriousmournful
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
overseesurvey
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wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
errantbehaving wrongly
scalean instrument or machine for weighing
perpetualcontinuing forever : everlasting
apparitionan unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon
inequityinjustice