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.

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WordMeaning
vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
scourgewhip
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
trougha long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals