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 |
|---|---|
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |