GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| docile | easily taught |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |