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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|---|---|
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
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| inadvertently | unintentional |
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| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
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