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 |
|---|---|
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |