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Word: jetsam

Definition: things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)


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::: convulsion - violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive
::: nurture - nourish; feed; educate; rear; care for while it is growing or developing; foster; cultivate; N: something that nourishes; rearing
::: potable - suitable for drinking; drinkable
::: stagnant - (of water) not flowing (often bad-smelling); motionless; stale; not developing; inactive; dull; Ex. stagnant industrial output
::: azure - sky blue
::: migratory - wandering; V. migrate: move from one region and settle in another; move periodically from one region to another
::: tether - tie (an animal) with a rope or tether; N: rope or chain to which an animal is tied; limit of one's endurance; Ex. the end of one's tether
::: totem - animal, plant, or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family; representation of this; Ex. totem pole
::: incorporeal - without a material body; insubstantial
::: arsenal - storage place for military equipment