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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WordMeaning
inviolablesecure from violation or profanation
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
obligatorybinding in law or conscience
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
vaingloriousmarked by vainglory : boastful
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
insubstantialnot substantial: such as
pillorya device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues