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 |
|---|---|
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| melee | a confused struggle |