GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| braid | to make from braids |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |