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
elusivetending to elude: such as
panoramicof, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
replenishto fill or build up again
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
transpireto take place : go on
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
venuelocale