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 |
|---|---|
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
