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 |
|---|---|
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| concordat | compact |