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 |
|---|---|
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |