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 |
|---|---|
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| sheer | unqualified |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |