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
degradationthe act or process of degrading
ephemerallasting a very short time
cozento deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery
imbibedrink
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
leave-takingdeparture
shamblesa meat market
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
notorietythe quality or state of being notorious