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 |
|---|---|
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| acetic | vinegary |
| dart | a light spear |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| leave-taking | departure |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |