GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |