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 |
|---|---|
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| hardy | bold |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |