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 |
|---|---|
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| query | question |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |