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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WordMeaning
baffleto defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night
affidavita sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation
lustusually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
fanfarea short and lively sounding of trumpets
dripto let fall in drops
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
elatedmarked by high spirits : exultant
charany of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots