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 |
|---|---|
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |