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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |