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 |
|---|---|
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| puerile | juvenile |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| enduring | lasting |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |