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 |
|---|---|
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |