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 |
|---|---|
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |