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 |
|---|---|
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |