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 |
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| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |