GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parlance | speech |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |