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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| farce | stuff |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
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| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |