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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WordMeaning
eclecticcomposed of elements drawn from various sources
discomposeto destroy the composure of
arroyoa watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region
icona person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
retiringreserved
dynamicmarked by usually continuous and productive activity or change