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 |
|---|---|
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| wont | accustomed |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| cue | the letter q |