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 |
|---|---|
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |