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 |
|---|---|
| flounder | flatfish |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |