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 |
|---|---|
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| forlorn | bereft |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |