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 |
|---|---|
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |