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 |
|---|---|
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| whimsy | whim |