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 |
|---|---|
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| freebooter | pirate |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |