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 |
|---|---|
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |