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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| eventual | contingent |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| perforate | to make a hole through |