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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| categorical | absolute |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| impinge | encroach |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |