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 |
|---|---|
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| delusive | likely to delude |