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 |
|---|---|
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |