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 |
|---|---|
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |