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 |
|---|---|
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| laud | praise |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |