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
donto put on (an article of clothing)
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
requisiteneeded for a particular purpose : essential
hotheada hotheaded person
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
sensuousof or relating to the senses or sensible objects
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar