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 |
|---|---|
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |