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 |
|---|---|
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| podiatrist | the medical care and treatment of the human foot |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |