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 |
|---|---|
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| retiring | reserved |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |