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 |
|---|---|
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |