GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| concordat | compact |