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).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |