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 |
|---|---|
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |