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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |