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
pittancea small portion, amount, or allowance
cavalcadea procession (see procession
defoliateto deprive of leaves especially prematurely
flushto fly away suddenly
discretionindividual choice or judgment
atypicalnot typical : irregular
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal