GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |