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).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
| opus | work |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| dys- | abnormal |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |