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 |
|---|---|
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |