GRE Word List

UNDERLYING

lying beneath or below

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

Random words

WordMeaning
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
culpablemeriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
supplicateto make a humble entreaty
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
hideto put out of sight : secrete
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
rhapsodya portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation
whitthe smallest part or particle imaginable : bit
swaythe action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises