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 |
|---|---|
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |