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 |
|---|---|
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| application | an act of applying: |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |