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 |
|---|---|
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| executioner | one who executes |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |