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 |
|---|---|
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| concordat | compact |