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
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
franticemotionally out of control
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
circleta little circle
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
acousticsa science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air