GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fabricate | invent |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |