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 |
|---|---|
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |