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
curfewthe sounding of a bell at evening
meekenduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
weirdof strange or extraordinary character : odd
efficacythe power to produce an effect
papyrusa tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley
checkto inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
homilya usually short sermon
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness