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 |
|---|---|
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |