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 |
|---|---|
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |