GRE Word List
FLOTSAM
drifting wreckage
The meaning of the word flotsam is drifting wreckage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imbroglio | complicated situation (as in a play); painful or complex misunderstanding (as in a play); entanglement; confused mass (as of papers); V. embroil |
| perverse | purposely continuing to do something wrong; stubbornly wrongheaded; perverted; directed away from what is right; wicked and unacceptable; Ex. perverse satisfaction; Ex. Hannibal Lecter in a perverse mood; N. perversity |
| syllogism | logical formula consisting of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument |
| career | rush wildly; go at full speed |
| skimp | provide or use scantily; live very economically; Ex. skimp on necessities; ADJ. skimpy: inadequate in amount; scanty; stingy; niggardly |
| sluggish | lazy; slow; inactive; lethargic; CF. slug: nail with no shell |
| oculist | physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes |
| odorous | having an odor |
| libertine | debauched person; dissolute or licentious person; roue; CF. free |
| antecede | precede |
