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).

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WordMeaning
immaculatespotlessly clean
maroona dark red
patronizeto act as patron of : provide aid or support for
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
contusioninjury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
predetermineforeordain