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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WordMeaning
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
sleightdeceitful craftiness
almssomething (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
exudeto ooze out
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject