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 |
|---|---|
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| evenhanded | fair |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |