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 |
|---|---|
| farce | stuff |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| reverberate | reflect |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| myriad | ten thousand |