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
articulateexpressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
guilelessinnocent
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
anointto smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
sentientresponsive to or conscious of sense impressions
demurereserved
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather