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 |
|---|---|
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |