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
detractiona lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
fleckstreak
calumnya misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation
scrappyconsisting of scraps
mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
preyan animal taken by a predator as food
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back