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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| indite | make up |
| hortatory | hortative |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |