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 |
|---|---|
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |