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 |
|---|---|
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |