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 |
|---|---|
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |