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 |
|---|---|
| upright | perpendicular |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |