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 |
|---|---|
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| puerile | juvenile |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |