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 |
|---|---|
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| succor | relief |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |