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 |
|---|---|
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| militate | to have weight or effect |