GRE Word List

UNDERLYING

lying beneath or below

The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.

Random words

WordMeaning
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
rancorbitter deep-seated ill will
yoretime past and especially long past
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
anemiaa condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
covenanta usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact