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 |
|---|---|
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| fell | skin |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |