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 |
|---|---|
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| stringent | tight |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |