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 |
|---|---|
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |