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 |
|---|---|
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |