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 |
|---|---|
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| plait | pleat |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |