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 |
|---|---|
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |