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
inroadan advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something
ciliatedpossessing cilia
docketa brief written summary of a document : abstract
succorrelief
desperadoa bold or violent criminal
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
stumbleto fall into sin or waywardness
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
trappingsoutward signs