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 |
|---|---|
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |