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 |
|---|---|
| progeny | descendants |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |