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 |
|---|---|
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| canny | clever |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| heed | to pay attention |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |