GRE Word List

SALVAGE

compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck

The meaning of the word salvage is compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck.

Random words

WordMeaning
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
farcestuff
regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
indomitableincapable of being subdued : unconquerable
laudpraise
velocityquickness of motion : speed
unassumingnot assuming : modest
skimto clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance