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 |
|---|---|
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |