GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| heed | to pay attention |
| ravenous | rapacious |