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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |