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
asteroidany of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
travailwork especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil
gourmeta connoisseur of food and drink
odoroushaving an odor: such as
abyssan immeasurably deep gulf or great space
adjointo add or attach by joining
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
siftto put through a sieve
intermediarymediator
callousbeing hardened and thickened