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 |
|---|---|
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| convention | agreement |
| broach | brooch |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |