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 |
|---|---|
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| giddy | dizzy |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| throes | pang |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |