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 |
|---|---|
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |