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

WordMeaning
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
dissipateto break up and drive off
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
annulto declare or make legally invalid or void
trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
flirtto move erratically : flit
afterlifean existence after death
alcovea small recessed section of a room : nook