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 |
|---|---|
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |