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).

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WordMeaning
aphasialoss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection)
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
mausoleuma large tomb
gustatoryrelating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste
collateto compare critically
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
delugean overflowing of the land by water
unilateraldone or undertaken by one person or party
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
edificebuilding