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 |
|---|---|
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| demented | mad |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |