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 |
|---|---|
| pitfall | trap |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |