GRE Word List

UNDERLYING

lying beneath or below

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

Random words

WordMeaning
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
attireto put garments on : dress
insurmountableincapable of being surmounted : insuperable
tributesomething given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved
headstrongnot easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
neophytea new convert : proselyte