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 |
|---|---|
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |