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 |
|---|---|
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| dynamo | generator |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| hortatory | hortative |