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

WordMeaning
modulateto tune to a key or pitch
decryto depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly
ventralof or relating to the belly : abdominal
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
lollto hang loosely or laxly : droop
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
exorbitantnot coming within the scope of the law
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of