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 |
|---|---|
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |