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 |
|---|---|
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| countenance | look |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |