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 |
|---|---|
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |