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 |
|---|---|
| acclaim | applaud |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| dilute | attenuate |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |