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 |
|---|---|
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |