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 |
|---|---|
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| bump | a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| psychopathic | of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |