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 |
|---|---|
| distant | separated in space : away |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| dally | to act playfully |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |