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 |
|---|---|
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |