GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |