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 |
|---|---|
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| appease | pacify |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| noisome | noxious |