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 |
|---|---|
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| imprecation | curse |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| quarry | game |