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 |
|---|---|
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| podium | a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |