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 |
|---|---|
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| impuissance | weakness |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| addle | rotten |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |