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 |
|---|---|
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| stringent | tight |