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 |
|---|---|
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| decipher | decode |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |