GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| replicate | duplicate |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |