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 |
|---|---|
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| contrive | devise |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| predecessor | one that precedes |