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 |
|---|---|
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| scourge | whip |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| malediction | curse |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |