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.

Random words

WordMeaning
acrimoniousangry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
unwieldynot easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
queruloushabitually complaining
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
syntheticrelating to or involving synthesis : not analytic