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 |
|---|---|
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |