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.

Random words

WordMeaning
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
deludeto mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
engenderbeget
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
minutethe 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception