GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |