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 |
|---|---|
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| giddy | dizzy |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |