GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| niggle | trifle |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| dynamo | generator |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |