GRE Word List

UNDERLYING

lying beneath or below

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

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WordMeaning
hueoverall character or appearance to the mind : complexion
rendto remove from place by violence : wrest
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
overwhelmupset
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
balmyhaving the qualities of balm : soothing
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
igneousformed by solidification of magma
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back