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 |
|---|---|
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |