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 |
|---|---|
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |