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

WordMeaning
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
lushgrowing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage
profligatewildly extravagant
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
icona person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
interloperone that interlopes: such as
cessiona yielding to another : concession