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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| mulct | fine |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| plait | pleat |
| acne | a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles |