GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| occident | west |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |