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 |
|---|---|
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| unsavory | insipid |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |