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 |
|---|---|
| grate | grating |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| wry | twist |