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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| mortician | undertaker |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |