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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |