GRE Word List

DECOMPOSITION

to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds

The meaning of the word decomposition is to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds.

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WordMeaning
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
betokento typify beforehand : presage
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
vignettea picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
hierarchya division of angels
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement