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 |
|---|---|
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |