GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| exude | to ooze out |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| cue | the letter q |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |