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 |
|---|---|
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |