Derivative

Question: You amalgamate a white sock and a black sock. What animal do you look like?

 

DERIVATIVE

Pronounced:

Dee-riv-ah-tiv

Synonyms:

Unoriginal; adapted; secondary

Definition:

Something copied from a previous version.

Sentence:

Yogurt is a derivative of milk because it is made from milk.

Memory Trick:

Deriv - ative

Deriv (reminds of) derive or to come from

Ative (reminds of) active

We derive the active thing from something else.

DERIVE ACTIVE

 

Answer: A zebra. Amalgamate means to blend or combine. You are wearing black and white like the colors of a zebra.

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