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 |
|---|---|
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| throes | pang |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |