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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| catholic | roman catholic |
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| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |