GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
overwhelm | upset |
callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |