GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |