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 |
|---|---|
| appease | pacify |
| deify | to make a god of |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |