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 |
|---|---|
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |