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 |
|---|---|
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |