GRE Word List
DERIVATION
the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
The meaning of the word derivation is the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |