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).

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WordMeaning
sledgesledgehammer
libertinea freethinker especially in religious matters
rotundmarked by roundness : rounded
discloseto make known or public
appeasepacify
denominationan act of denominating
perforateto make a hole through
depravitya corrupt act or practice
branda charred piece of wood
aureolea radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage