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 |
|---|---|
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |