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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WordMeaning
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
determinatehaving defined limits
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
wrenchto move with a violent twist
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
cursiverunning