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 |
|---|---|
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| modish | fashionable |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| quicksilver | mercury |