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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asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
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coevalof the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration
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dorsalan ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
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