GRE Word List

UNDERLYING

lying beneath or below

The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.

Random words

WordMeaning
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
startto move suddenly and violently : spring
pseudonyma fictitious name
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
rankleto cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
causalexpressing or indicating cause : causative
indignationanger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean