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 |
|---|---|
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |