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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confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
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mementosomething that serves to warn or remind
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
parsimonythe quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift
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retortto pay or hurl back : return
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drollhaving a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality