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 |
|---|---|
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| wanton | merciless |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |