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 |
|---|---|
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| haggard | not tamed |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| lampoon | satire |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |