GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| podiatrist | the medical care and treatment of the human foot |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| superannuated | outmoded |