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 |
|---|---|
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |