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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |