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 |
|---|---|
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |