GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| dire | exciting horror |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |