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 |
|---|---|
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |