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 |
|---|---|
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |