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 |
|---|---|
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |
| exhume | disinter |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| savant | a person of learning |