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 |
|---|---|
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| drivel | nonsense |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |