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 |
|---|---|
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |