GRE Word List
DEBRIS
rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed
The meaning of the word debris is rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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tanner | person who turns animal hides into leather |
decapitate | behead |
sully | defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one's hands in menial labor |
tempestuous | stormy; violent; impassioned; N. tempest: violent storm |
itinerant | wandering; traveling from place to place (to perform work); Ex. itinerant preacher |
flora | plants of a region or era |
balmy | soft and mild (of air); fragrant |
brink | edge (at the top of a cliff); Ex. on the brink of the Grand Canyon |
intoxicate | make drunk; stimulate or excite; Ex. intoxicated by all the money he might win |
invocation | prayer for help (used in invoking); calling upon as a reference or support; act of invoking |