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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WordMeaning
shama trick that deludes : hoax
conducivetending to promote or assist
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
saturnineborn under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility
perforateto make a hole through
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting