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 |
|---|---|
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |