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 |
|---|---|
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| motley | variegated in color |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |