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 |
|---|---|
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |