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 |
|---|---|
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| minuscule | very small |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| inequity | injustice |