GRE Word List
WHIFF
a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray
The meaning of the word whiff is a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |