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 |
|---|---|
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |