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 |
|---|---|
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |