GRE Word List

UNDERLYING

lying beneath or below

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

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WordMeaning
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
uncannyseeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
pathologicalof or relating to pathology
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing
comebacka sharp or witty reply : retort
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
abhorto regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
hierarchya division of angels