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 |
|---|---|
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| portly | dignified |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |