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 |
|---|---|
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| demented | mad |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| reek | smoke |