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 |
|---|---|
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| ignite | to set afire |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |