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 |
|---|---|
| pediatrician | a specialist in pediatrics |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |