GRE Word List
DECOMPOSITION
decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts
The meaning of the word decomposition is decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| benediction | blessing |
| ostensible | apparent; appearing as such; professed(pretended); pretended; Ex. ostensible purpose of the expedition |
| morose | ill-humored; sullen; sullenly melancholy |
| grovel | crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner |
| frieze | ornamental horizontal band on a wall |
| gesticulation | motion; gesture; V. gesticulate: make gestures (while speaking) |
| maritime | bordering on(adjacent to) the sea; nautical; of the ships or the sea; Ex. Maritime Provinces |
| arroyo | gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater |
| anguish | acute pain; extreme suffering |
| blighted | suffering from a disease; destroyed |
