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 |
|---|---|
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| denizen | inhabitant |