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 |
|---|---|
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| dyslexia | a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| executioner | one who executes |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |