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
conversanthaving knowledge or experience
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
omnipresentpresent in all places at all times
halcyoncharacterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden
adjurationa solemn oath
skimpskimpy
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
seasonablesuitable to the season or circumstances : timely
oculistophthalmologist
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely