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 |
|---|---|
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |