GRE Word List
DERIVATIVE
unoriginal; obtained from another source; Ex. derivative prose style; N.
The meaning of the word derivative is unoriginal; obtained from another source; Ex. derivative prose style; N..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unequivocal | plain; clear; obvious |
| miasma | swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence |
| remission | temporary moderation (of disease symptoms); remitting of a debt or punishment; cancelation of a debt; pardon; Ex. The disease went into remission; Ex. Christians pray for the remission of sins. |
| frolic | play and jump about happily; frisk; Ex. frolicking young lambs |
| vagary | capricious happening; caprice; whim; CF. wander |
| recount | narrate or tell (a story); count over again |
| crest | top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird |
| carousal | drunken revel; V. carouse |
| prudent | cautious; careful; prudential |
| dominate | control; rule; enjoy a commanding position in; overlook from a height; ³»·Α΄ΩΊΈ΄Ω |
