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 |
|---|---|
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |