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 |
|---|---|
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| blackball | to vote against |