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
scurvya disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
soporificcausing or tending to cause sleep
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
cullto select from a group : choose
dissolutionthe act or process of dissolving: such as
rigto fit out with rigging
perforateto make a hole through
humdrummonotonous
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger