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.

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WordMeaning
enticeto attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
ransackto look through thoroughly in often a rough way
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
notcha V-shaped indentation
machinationsan act of machinating
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly