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
crypticsecret
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
obtrudeto thrust out : extrude
remissionthe act or process of remitting
benefitsomething that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
heraldan official at a tournament of arms (see arm
cadeta younger brother or son
impenetrableincapable of being penetrated or pierced