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 |
|---|---|
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| mote | a small particle : speck |