GRE Word List
WISP
a small handful (as of hay or straw)
The meaning of the word wisp is a small handful (as of hay or straw).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| ramification | branch |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |