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 |
|---|---|
| opus | work |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |