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 |
|---|---|
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
| delve | excavate |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| mulct | fine |