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 |
|---|---|
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |