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 |
|---|---|
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| freebooter | pirate |