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 |
|---|---|
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |