GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| finery | ornament |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |