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 |
|---|---|
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| betray | to lead astray |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |