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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WordMeaning
grottocave
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
smotherto kill by depriving of air
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
spawnto deposit or fertilize spawn
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed