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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WordMeaning
varnisha liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
plightto put or give in pledge : engage
lushgrowing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage
ambiencea feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere
accessiblecapable of being reached
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
abbreviateto make briefer
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
perforateto make a hole through