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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |