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
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
smudgeto make a smudge on
tightwada close or miserly person
vertexthe top of the head
swipea strong sweeping blow
torquea force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
gloatto observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
delveexcavate
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise