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 |
|---|---|
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |