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 |
|---|---|
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |