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 |
|---|---|
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| evenhanded | fair |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
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| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |