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 |
|---|---|
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |