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 |
|---|---|
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| consort | associate |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| whittle | a large knife |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |