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 |
|---|---|
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| conflagration | fire |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |