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 |
|---|---|
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| auroral | dawn |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |