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 |
|---|---|
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| grate | grating |
| willowy | abounding with willows |