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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| bauble | trinket |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |