GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antecede | precede |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| forte | one's strong point |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| debonair | suave |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |