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 |
|---|---|
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |