GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |