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 |
|---|---|
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |