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 |
|---|---|
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| addle | rotten |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |