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 |
|---|---|
| foppish | foolish |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |