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 |
|---|---|
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| diva | prima donna |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |