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 |
|---|---|
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| scourge | whip |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |