GRE Word List

UNDERLYING

lying beneath or below

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

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WordMeaning
lurkto lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
marrowbone marrow
smughighly self-satisfied
lopean easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter
refractiondeflection 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
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell
coronera 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