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 |
|---|---|
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |