GRE Word List
DEBRIS
the remains of something broken down or destroyed
The meaning of the word debris is the remains of something broken down or destroyed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |