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 |
|---|---|
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |