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.

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WordMeaning
kudospraise given for achievement
assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
colloquyconversation
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
beguilehoodwink
standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
brawnymuscular
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
forebodingthe act of one who forebodes