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

WordMeaning
supplicantone who supplicates
propheticof, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
arablefit for or used for the growing of crops
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
severto put or keep apart : divide
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
volitionthe power of choosing or determining : will