GRE Word List
DERIVATIVE
a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
The meaning of the word derivative is a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| laud | praise |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |