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 |
|---|---|
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| demise | death |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |