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 |
|---|---|
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| actuary | clerk |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| provenance | origin |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |