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 |
|---|---|
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| gazette | newspaper |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |