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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WordMeaning
menageriea place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
snuffleto snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
illusiona misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion
harpinga plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard
rostera roll or list of personnel
sedentarynot migratory : settled
rebuffto reject or criticize sharply : snub
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work