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 |
|---|---|
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| influx | a coming in |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| decipher | decode |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |