GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |