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 |
|---|---|
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
| apprehend | arrest |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |