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 |
|---|---|
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| spoof | deceive |
| prosperous | auspicious |