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 |
|---|---|
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |