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 |
|---|---|
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |