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 |
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equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
executor | one who executes something |
analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
sere | being dried and withered |
paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |