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 |
|---|---|
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |