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 |
|---|---|
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |