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 |
|---|---|
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
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| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| brawny | muscular |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| abnegation | denial |
