GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| desiccate | to dry up |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |