GRE Word List
JETSAM
the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore
The meaning of the word jetsam is the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| stringent | tight |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| fete | festival |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |