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 |
|---|---|
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| aver | to declare positively |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |