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 |
|---|---|
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| forebears | ancestor |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |