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.

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WordMeaning
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
requisiteneeded for a particular purpose : essential
malignanttending to produce death or deterioration
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
unassumingnot assuming : modest
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
disconcertto throw into confusion
caldrona large kettle or boiler
waifa stray person or animal