GRE Word List
FLOTSAM
floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
The meaning of the word flotsam is floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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misadventure | misfortune |
sportive | frolicsome |
castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
sledge | sledgehammer |
usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
oaf | a stupid person : boob |
prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |