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 |
|---|---|
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| charlatan | quack |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |