GRE Word List
UNDERLYING
lying beneath or below
The meaning of the word underlying is lying beneath or below.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| leave-taking | departure |
| nourishment | food |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |