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 |
|---|---|
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
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| addle | rotten |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |