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 |
|---|---|
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| drab | slattern |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| prong | fork |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |