GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| heed | to pay attention |