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
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
militateto have weight or effect
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony