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 |
|---|---|
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| paramour | lover |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |