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 |
|---|---|
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| sublimate | sublime |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |