GRE Word List
RUBBLE
broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
The meaning of the word rubble is broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building.
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viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
intermediary | mediator |
gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
extrude | to force, press, or push out |
scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |