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 |
|---|---|
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |