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 |
|---|---|
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |