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 |
|---|---|
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| nomenclature | name |