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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WordMeaning
preeminenthaving paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
incandescentwhite, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
freneticmarked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied
bogusnot genuine : counterfeit
hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical
diademcrown