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 |
|---|---|
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| finished | entirely done |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| mischance | bad luck |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |