GRE Word List
JETSAM
things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)
The meaning of the word jetsam is things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship).
Random words
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deplore | regret; express sorrow and severe disapproval for something bad; Ex. deplore their violent behavior; ADJ. deplorable: very bad; deserving severe disapproval; Ex. deplorable living condition |
abeyance | suspended action |
vaunted | boasted; bragged; highly publicized; V. vaunt: boast; brag |
billow | large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge, swell, roll in billows |
impenitent | not repentant |
subtlety | perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; ADJ. subtle: delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect; able to make fine distinctions; clever; Ex. subtle mind/differences in meaning |
tenure | holding of an office or real estate; time during which such an office is held |
deposition | testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning |
sensuous | giving pleasure to the senses; pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses; sensuous feeling of soft velvet on the skin |
stoic | stoical; impassive; unmoved by joy or grief; N. CF. stoicism |