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 |
|---|---|
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |