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 |
|---|---|
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| appease | pacify |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |