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 |
|---|---|
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |