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 |
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alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
perforate | to make a hole through |
amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
accessible | capable of being reached |
carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |