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 |
|---|---|
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |