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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| heed | to pay attention |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |