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 |
|---|---|
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |