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 |
|---|---|
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| raspy | harsh |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |